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Any wildlife habitat, cave entrance exterior, or property with bat activity / Schoharie County, NY

Bat white-nose syndrome observation and referral (never handle a bat) — Schoharie County, NY.

Observe and report bat signs of white-nose syndrome near Schoharie County without ever touching a bat. Read all of it

Not funded yet. Settles as earned credit, $95 proposed.

Proof it takes, the deadline, the level

ProofSigns photographed from a safe distance, never touched + Location, date, species if known recorded + Report submitted to state wildlife agency or WNS response team + Any dead bat removed only with gloves, sealed bag, never bare hands + Gear decontaminated per national protocol before moving between sites
Open until2026-12-26
Levelentry

All of it: the words, the place, the proof

Observe and report bat signs of white-nose syndrome near Schoharie County without ever touching a bat. This is the county where the disease was first documented in North America, in February 2006, so an early, well-documented local sighting reported to the right agency feeds the same surveillance network at its own point of origin.

Offer to pay $95. The receipt lands onchain once the proof is approved.

What it looks like: An observer at Any wildlife habitat stands well back from a bat and photographs it with a zoom phone camera, capturing any white fungal growth on its muzzle, wings, ears or tail.
A description of this kind of work, not a record that it happened here.
Where: Any wildlife habitat, cave entrance exterior, or property with bat activity / Schoharie County, NY. Open the map
Pay: $95 proposed
This job is not funded yet, so this figure is a proposed price, not money held for the worker. If a buyer funds it, approved proof settles that price onchain. If nobody funds it, approved proof earns provable credit toward the work instead of cash: recorded, and readable any time at vealth.net/labor/credit/(your wallet). You see which before you claim, never after.
Proof: Signs photographed from a safe distance, never touched + Location, date, species if known recorded + Report submitted to state wildlife agency or WNS response team + Any dead bat removed only with gloves, sealed bag, never bare hands + Gear decontaminated per national protocol before moving between sites
This is exactly what gets it approved. Nothing settles without it.
Level: entry: anyone can start here
Open until: 2026-12-26
Posted by: 0x034F…6c89
The creator wallet. Its signature is what approves proof and settles the wage.

Safety, read before you claim

No special training is needed; you observe from a safe distance. Never touch, handle or move a bat directly, since bats can carry rabies and contact can spread white-nose fungus; after any bite or scratch, call animal control and a clinician immediately.

The full safety list for this job:

Rabies exposure from any bat contact, bite, or scratch is a medical emergency, handled separately from and in addition to the WNS reporting itself.
Never enter a cave, mine, or hibernaculum that is gated, posted closed, or seasonally restricted; entry permission and closures are managed by the land agency, never assumed from this packet.
Gear that has been in a Pd-positive or unknown-status site is never moved into a Pd-negative area without full decontamination first, per the national protocol's own management-area rules.
This packet makes no species identification claim beyond what is visible without handling, and no treatment, capture, or exclusion of bats is ever performed or advised here.
This packet is independent of and not affiliated with any specific cave, show-cave operator, or Schoharie County agency: named as the real, verified location where this disease was first documented, not an endorsement or partnership.

How this work is done

A documented method, so this packet comes out the same whoever does it.

Bring

A phone camera with zoom, used from a safe distance (never approaching or touching a bat)
Disposable gloves and a sealable plastic bag, used only for removing a dead bat found on a property
Isopropyl alcohol (50-70%) or access to hot water >=55C (131F), if gear was near a cave, mine, or bat roost
Contact information for the state wildlife agency or the WNS Response Team's local-bat-expert page, on file BEFORE the observation

Steps

1. From a safe distance, observe for WNS signs: white fungal growth on the muzzle, wings, ears, or tail, or a bat flying outside during the day in freezing or near-freezing temperatures.
2. Photograph the bat and its surroundings from that same safe distance; never approach, touch, or attempt to move a live bat.
3. Record the location, date, and species if it can be identified without handling.
4. Submit the observation to the state wildlife agency's own bat-reporting form or the WNS Response Team's local-bat-expert contact page, and record the submission date.
5. If a dead bat is found on the property, remove it only with disposable gloves and a sealed plastic bag, per state wildlife agency guidance; never handle it bare-handed.
6. If the observer visited a cave, mine, or bat roost as part of this work, decontaminate all gear before it moves to another site: submerge in water >=55C for 5+ continuous minutes, or apply isopropyl alcohol 50-70% for more than 20 seconds of contact.
7. Never move gear from a more-contaminated WNS management area (Endemic or Intermediate) to a less-contaminated one (At-risk), per the national protocol's own rule.
8. Log the observation, the report's submission date and destination, and any decontamination performed in a dated record.

What counts as done

Any suspected WNS sign (white fungal growth on muzzle/wings/ears/tail, or daytime winter flight at/below freezing) photographed from a safe distance without touching the animal
Location, date, and species (if identifiable without handling) recorded with the photograph
Report submitted to the state wildlife agency or the WNS Response Team's own local-bat-expert contact page, with the submission date recorded
Any dead bat found on a property removed only with disposable gloves and a sealed plastic bag, never bare hands, per state wildlife agency guidance
If the site visit involved a cave, mine, or bat roost, gear decontaminated per the national protocol (hot water >=55C for 5+ minutes, or isopropyl alcohol 50-70% for >20 seconds) before it moves to another site

Proof is measured against these, not judged by taste.

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